helpful websites
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How to check your voter registration status and why it’s extremely important this year
Read Essay →: How to check your voter registration status and why it’s extremely important this yearIf you want to know how to check your voter registration, we’re glad you asked! Because you might have heard…
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Tackle these 11 simple tech to-dos and start your year safer, more organized, and more relaxed
Read Essay →: Tackle these 11 simple tech to-dos and start your year safer, more organized, and more relaxedFor so many of us, the new year is about organization and fresh starts. That’s why we tend to use…
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For last-minute online holiday invitations, Paperless Post Flyers are the best!
Read Essay →: For last-minute online holiday invitations, Paperless Post Flyers are the best!If you’re a fan of Paperless Post like we are, don’t miss out on Paperless Flyers as a genius way to send…
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The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief
Read Essay →: The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and griefThis week, a wonderfully human, poignant video from husband-wife team Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody went viral. Perhaps you’ve seen…
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This service can make a special digital memory book from photos and videos for Father’s Day. Free!
Read Essay →: This service can make a special digital memory book from photos and videos for Father’s Day. Free!I love giving the gift of photos, videos, and heartfelt messages for Father’s Day (or any special day, really), but…
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The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.)
Read Essay →: The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.)Just yesterday, Google launched their 2020 Election Google Trends page, which allows you to see exactly what the rest of…
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Picture Home: A fun communal photo project to inspire everyday life at home
Read Essay →: Picture Home: A fun communal photo project to inspire everyday life at homeIf you’re in need of a fun little project to help focus your energy in a positive, inspiring way, we’re…
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SchoolClosures.org offers free resources for families affected by school closures
Read Essay →: SchoolClosures.org offers free resources for families affected by school closuresBoth Liz and I got word this week that our kids will be out of school for the rest of…
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How do you change the font on your Instagram bio?
Read Essay →: How do you change the font on your Instagram bio?Every so often, you probably see an Instagram name that pops up in wedding script, some gothic type, or even…
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One visit to this website can change the entire school year for a U.S. kid in need
Read Essay →: One visit to this website can change the entire school year for a U.S. kid in needWhen we first discovered Daymaker, we fell instantly in love with the organization’s use of tech to easily allow good…
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Here’s a video and lesson for every single element of the periodic table. And it’s free!
Read Essay →: Here’s a video and lesson for every single element of the periodic table. And it’s free!Calling all homeschoolers, chemistry geeks, and STEM lovers! You need to see this incredible free resource from TED-Ed. They’ve launched…
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4 helpful meal planning apps for families that really work.
Read Essay →: 4 helpful meal planning apps for families that really work.One of my biggest new year’s resolutions is to stay organized, and getting my meals planned is key. Because the…
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Make a foster kid’s holiday dreams come true with Daymaker
Read Essay →: Make a foster kid’s holiday dreams come true with DaymakerWe love finding wonderful ways that we can give back and help kids who need it most, especially during the…
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A website that could put an end to I’m Bored Syndrome.
Read Essay →: A website that could put an end to I’m Bored Syndrome.My kids love writing and they love doing art, but sometimes they don’t know what to do with that blank…
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The 3 best websites for coordinating meals to deliver to new parents, or neighbors in need.
Read Essay →: The 3 best websites for coordinating meals to deliver to new parents, or neighbors in need.Whatever the case may be, whether it’s sick kids or new neighbors, giving meals goes a really long way. And,…
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Hey kids, Viola Davis is reading your bedtime story tonight!
Read Essay →: Hey kids, Viola Davis is reading your bedtime story tonight!When Guy Raz, of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and Wow in the World podcast fame, recommends a website for kids,…
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3 helpful group gift websites that make the process so much easier
Read Essay →: 3 helpful group gift websites that make the process so much easierWe’re coming up end-of-the-year gifts for teachers, grads, and coaches over the next month, plus Father’s Day, which often means…
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Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact Check
Read Essay →: Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact CheckIt seems like an April Fool’s joke (and yes, I double checked the date on the post) but at long last,…
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Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.
Read Essay →: Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.If you’ve become more of a news junkie over the past year like I have, you’ve probably realized that your standard…
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Free money! How to see if you have unclaimed funds, for real.
Read Essay →: Free money! How to see if you have unclaimed funds, for real.When a relative sent me a link to the office of the NY State Comptroller to see if I had…